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gēng

to plow, to cultivate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 耒 (plow) provides meaning, 井 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 10 strokes Common (19%)

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⿰耒井 i

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Component Tree i

lěi
plow
📷 Pictographic: The handle of a plow
6 strokes
jǐng
well, mine shaft, pit
📷 Pictographic: A mine or well
4 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 耕 (33)

gēngdì
耕地
HSK 6
arable land / to plow land
gēng
to plow / to till
gēngzuò
耕作
farming
gēngtián
耕田
to cultivate soil / to till fields
gēngyún
耕耘
plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently
gēnglí
耕犁
plow
gēngdāngwènnú,zhīdāngfǎngbì
耕当问奴,织当访婢
if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
gēngzhòng
耕种
to till / to cultivate
gèngzhěyǒuqítián
耕者有其田
"land to the tiller", post-liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP
gēngdú
耕读
to be both a farmer and a scholar / to work the land and also undertake academic studies
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